MindTree launches automotive Bluetooth SDK
MindTree Ltd. has introduced an EtherMind Bluetooth Software Development Kit (SDK) targeting infotainment and Personal Navigation Devices (PNDs) for the automotive market...
Micron extends memory line to +105°C
Micron Technology is extending its line of automotive memory products to include devices that operate within a temperature range of -40° to +105°C...
Freescale, Chery agree to collaborate
Freescale and Chery Automobile Co., Ltd. plan to establish a joint automotive lab aimed at co-developing silicon, software, and system-level solutions...
Strategy Analytics ranks Freescale No. 1 – again
Strategy Analytics’ 2007 Automotive Semiconductor Vendor Market Share report names Freescale as the number one supplier to the automotive industry for the 17th year in a row...
Frost reports on automotive sensors
A new report from Frost & Sullivan finds that the availability of better next-generation sensors makes electronics one of the fastest growing areas in automotive technology...
Garmin licenses Monotype Imaging font engine
Monotype Imaging (www.monotypeimaging.com) said Garmin (www.garmin.com) has licensed Monotype’s iType font engine to display scalable text on a range of Garmin nüvi automotive navigation devices.
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Toshiba adds 60 GB automotive HDD
Toshiba Storage Device Division (www.toshibastorage.com) has introduced a 60GB hard disk drive for automotive navigation, media center and connected solution applications. ...
MapQuest expands access to NAVTEQ map data
NAVTEQ (www.navteq.com) said MapQuest (www.mapquest.com) now has access to all 73 countries in the NAVTEQ map database, as well as future country releases. ...
ATX, CVTA push to set web browsing requirements
Telematics service provider ATX Group (www.atxg.com) and the Connected Vehicle Trade Association (www.connectedvehicle.org) plan to convene an international work group to address Internet connectivity through embedded and nomadic devices in vehicles.
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Nokia to sell its line fit automotive business
Nokia (www.nokia.com) has agreed to sell its line fit automotive business to novero GmbH (www.novero.com), a new company formed by Razvan Olosu, the former head of Nokia's Enhancements unit, and Equity Partners GmbH (www.eqpa.de/), a German private equity firm that focuses on the acquisitions of companies in the lower mid-market in Germany.
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ArvinMeritor plans Light Vehicle Systems spin-off
ArvinMeritor plans to spin off its Light Vehicle Systems (LVS) business, forming a new company to be named Arvin Innovation, Inc. Its Commercial Vehicle Systems (CVS) business will remain. ...
Microsoft and Hyundai-Kia partner for infotainment
Microsoft and Hyundai-Kia Automotive Group have entered into a long-term agreement to co-develop infotainment systems based on the Microsoft Auto software platform...
Nissan concept car features x-by-wire
Nissan said its Murano-based EA2 concept car features x-by-wire technology for steering, braking and transmission control....
PRBA proposes Li-ion testing changes
The Portable Rechargeable Battery Association wants the United Nations to eliminate disparities between testing "small" and large format batteries and include new definitions that clarify when battery components -- cells, batteries, battery modules, and battery assembles -- are subject to UN testing requirements....
ARM adds eXDI support to RealView ICE
ARM said it has developed Extended Debugging Interface (eXDI) drivers for its RealView ICE tool to enable enhanced hardware-assisted debug for Microsoft’s Visual Studio software development tool. ...
Suzuki selects Garmin navigation for sub-$16k SX4
Suzuki will include GPS navigation from Garmin International Inc. as standard equipment in the 2009 Suzuki SX4, marking the first time in America that a vehicle priced under $16,000 will include GPS navigation as a standard feature, the firms said....
Audi selects Hella lane change system
Audi (www.audi.com) has selected Hella’s (www.hella.com) 24-GHz radar-based lane-change warning system for the Audi A4, marking the sixth design win for the system. ...
